Indian Space Association

The Indian Space Association (ISpA) will be the leading industrial association of space and satellite companies. ISpA is represented by leading international and national companies which are equipped with advanced capabilities in satellite and space technologies. Founding members of ISpA ..

Hamilton’s Object

Astronomers have discovered an unusual gravitational lensing configuration called the “Hamilton Object”, which consists of two images of a spiral, clumpy background galaxy bulging in a folded configuration and a third resolved image of the same spiral galaxy that together ..

Sunda Strait

The Sunda Strait is a strait which is between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. This strait connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean. The name comes from the Sunda Kingdom, a kingdom that rules the western part ..

National Rail Plan

The Indian government published the draft National Rail Plan. This document seeks to fill certain gaps in the Indian rail system and sets various targets that are to be achieved. The National Rail Plan aims to offer a long-term perspective ..

JIGYASA

JIGYASA is one of the main initiatives at the national level that has been taken up by the CSIR. It is a liaison program between students and scientists that aims to foster an academic temperament among students through a well-planned ..

Nobile Crater

Nobile is a lunar impact crater which is located near the moon’s South Pole. It is located to the south of the Scott Crater, on the western edge of Amundsen. Between the South Pole and the Nobile are the smaller ..

Acqua Alta

Acqua alta is the term used in Veneto for the extraordinary tidal peaks that regularly occur in the northern Adriatic. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian lagoon, where they cause a partial flood of Chioggia and Venice. Floods ..

Sashastra Seema Bal

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is under the auspices of the Home Ministry and is part of the CAPF (Central Armed Police Force) along with six other central security forces in India. The six other central security forces are Border Security ..

Similipal Biosphere Reserve

Similipal derives its name from the tree Simul which means silk cotton. It was officially declared a tiger reserve in the year 1956 and in the year 1973 it was placed under Project Tiger. The Government of India in the ..

Bad Bank

If a bank’s borrowers repeatedly default, the loans are classified as bad debts. And if these bad debts exceed manageable levels, an independent bank may need to be created to serve them together. This new bank is called Bad Bank. ..